Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-02
SENATOR HEARST.
He Passed Through this City Last
Evening.

I
AT o'clock last evening Senator
Hearst and his private secretary, Mr.
Townsend, passed through this city and
en- passant took dinner at the Depol
Hotel. A HERALD man saw the Sena-
tor aud had few minutes conversation
with him. He was, of course, fatigued
with his trip from the East, but after q
hearty meal said: "You need not try
to interview me. I have been through
the newspaper mill, so to speak, ever
since I left Washington and l don't
know that I have anything new to say.
About the Interstate Commence law,
my opinion always has been that il
would be very detrimental, and from
what hear and read in the newspa.
pers, the people Of California seem
to have come to much the
same conclusion. But before the law
went into operation their ideas in the
matter were entirely different, and when
! first went to Washington was con-
yinced that the constituency which /
represented was strongly In favor Of the
law. All the disturbance that has been
raised on the Pacific Slope has been set
on foot since the law went into force, as
no antagonism manifested itself before
it's passage, but quite the reverse. This
applies to Oregon and Washington Ter
ritory, as we'll as to Southern California.
From the outset, saw that the bill
would be specially Injurious 10
us, az ii initiated against
cheap long haul, and we Californians
have the longest haul In the country. /
think, however, that the law is highly
beneficial to the country at large, and it
need not be particularly injurious to
California If the railroads set in the
proper manner. The President was very
careful to select rs Commissioners those
whom he regarded as the best men in
the country for the position, and he has
succeeded to perfection. The object of
the Commission is to do good, not harm;
its members are earnest and intelligent,
and if the railroads will only endeavor
TO obey the law, and not attempt to
raise obstacles to its enforcement or to |
evade it. all will go well, as they are
given very large latitude and can
alter the application of the statute to |
suit the circumstances of each particu- |
lar case. But ii the roads endeavor to |
antagonize and hamper the Commission,
they will be dealt with in very sum-
mary and effective fashion, a. both the |
President and the Commissioners are
determined that the law shall be
cbeyed.
"The chances for Mr.. Cleveland's re-
are most excellent. In fact,
his denomination is certain il the news
papers do not kill him by bringing him
out prematurely. Ii nominated he will
be triumphantly reelected, as the peo-
pie everywhere are strongly in his
favor. He has gained ground in the
Republican strongholds, and ! am ready
to predict that if he runs in 1883 he will
carry Massachusetts, as well as other
States hitherto Republican, l think
Cleveland Is the grandest man that the
Democratic party to. day boasts. How.
ever, he may stand by his declaration
made in his letter Of acceptance in which
he said one term was enough for one
man and refuse q denomination. but of
course don't speak euthoritatively on
this point.
''Some people think that Mr.. Mark
ham is entirely responsible for the
appropriations that Southern California
got from the last Congress. Mr.. Mark.
ham is gentleman and deserves due
credit for the hard work be did for
your section, but il you nave i chance
TO talk with him be will say to you that
when there was doubt of Souther n
California getting District Court on
account of the opposition of Senator
Edmunds, he came to me and said
Hearst the whole thing is gone. II you
don't help us out on this thing and re-
move the antagonism of Edmunds, Los
Angeles will have no District Court. !
at once hunted up Mr.. E1munds and
after three.hours' seance got him to
agree to report favorably the bill giving
you your Court. He did this after |
had represented to him that Southern
California had a large population and
was entitled to District Court. l got
your Court down there. and not Mr..
Markham. / must say, however, that
Markham stood in and was worth more
than all of the other fellows put te.
gether."
Senator Hearst sent the following tele-
gram from here to President Cleveland:
"From inquiries here in Los Angeles, !
am now more than ever convinced that
Sidney Lacey's appointment as Post
master will be the best possible and the
most popuIar.
The Senator was in the full flush OF
health and seemed to be glad to get
back on his native heath. He went